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睡觉
shuìjiào
Description
睡觉就是躺下来休息，让眼睛闭上，身体不动。
"睡觉" means lying down to rest, closing your eyes, and keeping your body still.
我们每天晚上都要睡觉，睡好觉第二天才有精神。
We need to "睡觉" every night to feel energetic the next day.
Meanings
睡觉shuìjiào
to sleep, to go to bed
我很累，想早点睡觉。
I'm very tired and want to go to bed early.
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Notes
- Etymology
睡 means 'sleep' and 觉 means 'sleep/nap'; together a verb-object compound.
- Nuance
separable verb — you can say 睡了一觉 or 睡个好觉.
In videos
“那不管我坐飞机或者是睡觉以前，”
“你们睡觉的时候喜欢用高一点的枕头”
“睡觉以前，已经很晚了啊，但是我突然很饿，”
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